History
Umm Salal Municipality was established by Law No. 19/1972 AD on the creation of municipalities in Qatar. The Umm Salal Municipality building was inaugurated on 29 of Nov 1974 in the city of Umm Salal, under the High Patronage of the late Sheikh Mohammad bin Jaber Al-Thani, former minister of Municipality and Urban Planning, and with the presence of the late Mr. Abdul Aziz al-Ghanem, head of Shura Council, dignitaries and inhabitants of the region.
Since its creation, the Municipality has been headed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Thani. On its creation in 1974 AD, the municipal council of Umm Salal was constituted of: 1- Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Thani, president of the Council. 2- Abdul Aziz bin Nasser al-Atiya, Khraytat region, member. 3- Khamis bin Naser al-Kawari, Umm Salal Mohammad region, member. 4- Saad bin Mansour al-Kaabi, Umm al-Aamad region, member. 5- Mutraf bin Issa al-Hamidi, Umm Qarn region, member. 6- Hamid bin Rashed al-Mohandi, Umm Salal Ali region, member. 7- Majed Jamaan Walid, Municipality secretary and member.
The first departments were Agriculture and Cleanness Departments for three years. Then the Municipality's departments and services were expanded, and were created the Commercial Licenses Department and Food, Health, and building Control Department. The first health inspector was Mr. Nasser Mohammad al-Hajri, in late 1976 AD; he became general secretary in 1978.
Employees at the inauguration were the mayor, a secretary, and four employees for buildings and cleanness.
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